The 2019 NFL Draft is just a few days away

The 2019 NFL Draft is just a few days away

and the consensus pick for the Jacksonville Jaguars seems to be Florida offensive lineman Jawaan Taylor. As it stands right now Youth Ronnie Harrison Jerseys , I am leaning towards the..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Jaguars Free Agency 2016Jaguars Film RoomNFL DraftJaguars Injury NewsLatest NewsWhy don’t we talk about Jonah Williams?New,37commentsEDTShareTweetShareShareWhy don’t we talk about Jonah Williams?Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY SportsThe 2019 NFL Draft is just a few days away and the consensus pick for the Jacksonville Jaguars seems to be Florida offensive lineman Jawaan Taylor. As it stands right now, I am leaning towards the pick being Iowa tight end T.J. Hockenson, but the consensus of Taylor being the pick did make me ask a relevant question.Why aren’t we talking about Alabama offensive tackle Jonah Williams?Right tackle is obviously a need for the Jaguars, even with the amount of bodies they have who can play the position currently, so it makes sense a lot of draft analysts would slot in Taylor for the pick... but why is it a consensus Taylor? No one mixes in Jonah Williams? Taylor is viewed by most as a right tackle only, while some view Williams as a left tackle, right tackle or even a guard. If that’s the case, isn’t Jonah the more valuable pick with the seventh overall pick because he can play all over the line at a high level? He’s played right tackle before in college at Alabama, coincidentally when Jaguars left tackle Cam Robinson was starting at left tackle and kept Williams on the right side.There’s also another thing with Williams only a few people have picked up by now, but there’s a connection there with head coach Doug Marrone. Brent Key, the offensive line coach at Alabama, played under Marrone when Marrone was the offensive line coach for Georgia Tech. Key is also someone Marrone has leaned on in the past when evaluating offensive lineman.“That was the one thing when I was talking to coach Key, who I coached, who was a tough football player himself Ronnie Harrison Jerseys Stitched , knows what I’m looking for, knows what I like,” Marrone said back in 2017 after the Jaguars picked Cam Robinson in the second round. “Hey, I need to know: Is this kid a tough kid? He said, ‘Absolutely.’ And that really means a lot because of the relationship I had with coach Key.”I’ve made my personal opinion on picking a right tackle with the No. 7 overall pick known, but if that is the route the Jaguars plan to go on Thursday evening, I would think someone like Jonah Williams would make a lot more sense than someone like Jawaan Taylor would. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tom Coughlin recognizes that NFL rules favor passing and insists he understands “what the public wants.”“It’s obvious,” said Coughlin, who’s in charge of all football decisions for the Jacksonville Jaguars.But Coughlin also staunchly defended Jacksonville’s run-first, defensive philosophy by saying the team’s offensive woes have more to do with a lack of explosive plays than its ideology.And while Coughlin didn’t point the finger at quarterback Blake Bortles, the Jaguars executive vice president of football operations made it clear during a radio interview Tuesday that Bortles’ struggles have been a significant part of the team’s failures in 2018.“Our formula a year ago was play great defense, run the ball and do a superb job of play-action pass,” Coughlin told 1010XL during the station’s Jay Fund charity event. “Obviously I still believe in that very much, but you have to … if you’re going to rush the football Youth Justin Blackmon Jerseys , you’ve got to have the explosive plays.“You’ve got to put the ball down the field. There was a time when our big plays were all kinds of big plays, and it was this style of offense still being played. But that’s the formula that you still have to get to in my opinion.”Coughlin, general manager Dave Caldwell and coach Doug Marrone have been widely criticized for the team’s shortcomings. They signed Bortles to a three-year, $54 million contract in February, missed in free agency with high-priced guard Andrew Norwell and receiver Donte Moncrief, and used their first six draft picks in 2018 on players who have made little, if any, impact this season.Coughlin has declined multiple interview requests this season, but spoke on the radio as part of his charity event.He stood by the offseason moves based on how last year ended. The Jaguars advanced to the AFC championship game at New England and had a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter before stumbling down the stretch. One of the key plays was linebacker Myles Jack’s fumble recovery, which officials blew dead and eliminated a potential touchdown return.“We were a whistle” away, Coughlin said. “We’re a whistle (and) we’re in the Super Bowl. And that’s my position, OK?“So tell me, everyone out there, what they’re going to do in that circumstance about your football team. Aren’t you going to fill other pieces in and try to be as good as you can be? And we tried, didn’t we? Well Justin Blackmon Jerseys Stitched , the nature of the game got us, so we go back to the drawing board. But I’ll put the gloves on with anybody that wants to talk about what” went awry.Coughlin pointed to a number of issues: sacks and quarterback pressures being down, turnover margin being flipped and countless penalties.“The way we behave on the field, I mean, it’s ridiculous some of the penalties,” Coughlin said. “So there’s a lot of things that are going to get addressed and are being addressed.”The Jaguars (3-8) fired offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett and benched Bortles on Monday following the team’s seventh consecutive loss, and more changes are expected.“There’s no doubt you have to go back and re-evaluate who you are,” Coughlin said. “Whether you’re coaching in college, whether you’re coaching in pro, whatever you’re coaching, you still have to get the ball in the hands of the guys that can make the difference.”